Nightingale-Bamford School

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Location
Nightingale-Bamford School
20 East 92nd Street

New York, New York 10128

U.S.
Coordinates 40°47′05″N73°57′24″W / 40.78485°N 73.956727°W / 40.78485; -73.956727
Information
Type Private, girls
Established1920
FounderFrances Nicolau Nightingale and Maya Stevens Bamford
Faculty92 (65 of which are full-time) [1]
GradesK-12
Enrollment686
Colors    Coral Silver and Blue
MascotNighthawks
NewspaperThe Spectator
Website Nightingale.org

The Nightingale-Bamford School is an independent all-female university-preparatory school founded in 1920 by Frances Nicolau Nightingale and Maya Stevens Bamford. [2] Located on Manhattan's Upper East Side, [3] it is a member of the New York Interschool consortium.

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Overview

Nightingale's Lower School includes grades K-4. Middle School includes grades 5–8, and Upper School includes grades 9–12. As of 2021, Nightingale enrolls 686 students, the student-faculty ratio is 6:1, and the average class size is 12. [4] Nightingale ranks among the best all-girls private schools in the United States, and, like many Manhattan private schools, is one of the most expensive. Very few students may enroll, as tuition is high and space is limited. [5]

History

Frances Nicolau Nightingale and Maya Stevens Bamford founded the school in 1920. NBS was originally named Miss Nightingale's School, officially becoming "The Nightingale-Bamford School" in 1929. Since 1920, NBS has graduated nearly 3,000 alumnae. [6] As of 2008, its endowment was $74.9 million. [7]

Technovation Challenge

In 2013, a team of five upper school students won first place at Technovation Challenge, the world's largest tech competition for girls. The $10,000 prize was used to develop and market their winning app. [8]

Admissions and financial aid

Nightingale-Bamford's admissions process has received attention for its strict, high-stakes nature. [9]

As of the 2020–2021 school year, 20% of the student body received financial assistance, with $5.9 million in grants awarded. [10]

Diversity

Over 30% of Nightingale-Bamford's student body is students of color. [11] NBS recruits from the inner-city program Prep for Prep, a leadership development program that offers promising students of color access to a private school education based in New York City. [12]

Partner schools

Nightingale-Bamford has no official partner or brother school, but it has activities with St. David's and Allen-Stevenson (both boys' schools) and is a member of Interschool, which organizes programs and activities for eight New York City independent schools: Trinity, Dalton, Collegiate, Brearley, Chapin, Spence, Nightingale-Bamford, and Browning. [13]

Notable alumnae

In pop culture

References

  1. ↑ "Home – The Nightingale-Bamford School". Nightingale.org. September 24, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  2. ↑ "History". About Nightingale. Nightingale-Bamford School. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Home – The Nightingale-Bamford School". Nightingale.org. September 24, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Nightingale at a Glance". August 10, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  5. ↑ Julie Zeveloff (April 10, 2011). "The 28 Most Expensive Private High Schools In America". Business Insider.
  6. ↑ "Home – The Nightingale-Bamford School". Nightingale.org. September 24, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Home – The Nightingale-Bamford School". Nightingale.org. September 24, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  8. ↑ Contributors, Insights (May 10, 2013). "Meet the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs". Wired.{{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ↑ Hymowitz, Kay S. (2001). "Survivor: The Manhattan Kindergarten". City Journal. The Manhattan Institute. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
  10. ↑ "Affording Nightingale". July 27, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Admissions FAQ". Admissions. Nightingale-Bamford School. 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2008.
  12. ↑ "Prep for Prep". prepforprep.org/.
  13. ↑ "Faculty Diversity Search". Faculty Diversity Search.
  14. ↑ "celebrityprepschools.com". www.celebrityprepschools.com. Archived from the original on June 20, 2007.
  15. ↑ Bumiller, Elisabeth (July 20, 1999). "PUBLIC LIVES; A Top Adviser to a Much-Advised First Lady". The New York Times. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  16. ↑ "ABOUT SHOSHANNA". Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Sakina Jaffrey". Woody King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022. Grew up in Greenwich Village, where she attended PS-41. Later attended and graduated from Nightingale-Bamford School and graduated from Vassar College with a High Honors degree in Chinese Language and Literature..
  18. ↑ "A Touch of Magic: American Prodigy Beatriz Stix-Brunell Comes Into Her Own at The Royal Ballet". Pointe Magazine. September 24, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Sarah Thompson". IMDb.com. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  20. ↑ "'Gossip Girl' Triumphs Over 'O.C.,' Say New York Preppies – ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. September 20, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
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